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Hackers breach Berlin city networks and release 1.4 million files on the dark web

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The Rhysida ransomware group published 1.4 million files allegedly stolen from Berlin's administration after the city refused a ransom demand of about 2 million euros.
  • The exposed material may include employment documents, employee evaluations and data linked to public tenders.
  • Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said the city would not give in to extortion, while city officials described the group as highly professional.

Hackers have published 1.4 million files stolen from Berlin's administration after city officials refused to pay a ransom. The data was placed online for download, broadcaster RBB reported.

The exposed material may include employment documents, employee evaluations and information connected to public tenders. The hackers, identified as the Rhysida group, had demanded about 2 million euros after attacking the computer networks of Berlin's Senate.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said the city would not give in to blackmail. The city Senate described Rhysida as a highly professional group linked to cyberattacks in Northern and Southern Europe, Germany and the United States in recent years.

Der Spiegel reported that the same group had previously targeted the British Library, the German humanitarian organization Welthungerhilfe and the Stuttgart city administration.

The city will not give in to blackmail.

· Kai WegnerBerlin's mayor rejected the hackers' ransom demand.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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